Rated highly by the great Rahul Dravid for his near-perfect batting skills, KL Rahul is the quintessential opener with all the traits of becoming a modern day great of the gentlemen's game. Belongs to the India's next generation of batsmen, Rahul's breakthrough moment came in the 2013-14 Ranji season when he laid the foundation for Karnataka's triumph with 1033 runs. It included three centuries, three nineties, and a Man-of-the-Match performance in the final. After making an unforgettable Test debut against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rahul found his mojo in his second Test in Sydney where he stroked a brilliant hundred to stamp his class in the international arena. He was later selected in the limited-overs squads in Zimbabwe and West Indies in mid-2016. Rahul repaid the faith of selectors in style and showed his versatility across formats by scoring a hundred each on his ODI and T20I debut. In the lucrative Indian Premier League, the Bangalore-born batsman has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad so far. After spending last two seasons with RCB, Rahul has been picked up by Kings XI Punjab in this year's player auction. He was one of the most expensive Indian buys (Rs 11 crore) of the 2018 edition. Rahul can open or bat at No 3 and 4, and given his ability as a wicketkeeper, this is a key purchase for KXIP. Major teams - India, Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban), India Under-19s, India Under-23s, Karnataka, Karnataka State Cricket Association Colts XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone, Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing role - Opening batsman Batting style - Right-hand bat
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With Sri Lanka ready to board the flight to India, the Indian selectors have two important tasks. First, to select a man to lead the Indian Test team. Second, to sort out a misfiring middle-order. The first one being top priority.
It is learnt that Rahul is one of the players Lucknow has picked from the draft ahead of the mega auction on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Kohli's every move is tracked but some of that attention will now have to be shared by Rahul.
Kohli on Saturday dropped a bombshell by quitting Test captaincy, a day after India suffered a Test series defeat to a second-string South Africa.
Skipper Kohli was ruled out of the second Test due to upper back spasms. South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series.
Rahul moves to the 31st spot in the latest ICC rankings after his match-winning effort in India's win in the 1st Test against South Africa.
Ashwin added that Rahul had found the solution to what he needed to respond within Test cricket, which is working for him.
KL Rahul will be leading the Indian team in the three-match ODI series against South Africa in the absence of regular white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma.
When Bumrah didn't bowl much in the first innings, Shami stood up with 5/44 to bowl out South Africa for 197.
On day one of the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, Rahul carried his bat through to stay unbeaten on 122 at stumps, helping India reach 272/3 in a dominant display of batting by the tourists.
The right-handed batsman further stated that an early arrival has helped them in making a good preparation ahead of the 1st test match starting from Sunday.
Rohit Sharma was made deputy to Virat Kohli for the series but he was ruled out due to a recurring left hamstring injury.
Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the screening of her brother Ahan Shetty’s debut film, Tadap. The couple has often been spotted together, but always remained tight-lipped about their relationship. Here's what Suniel Shetty has to say about it.
New teams Lucknow and Ahmedabad have time till December 25 to pick three available players who were released on Tuesday.
India opener KL Rahul gained a slot to occupy the fifth spot while middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav galloped 24 places to the 59th position in the ICC men's T20I player rankings.
India batter KL Rahul was ruled out of first Test against New Zealand due to injury, said BCCI sources on Tuesday.
Rahul, who scored three consecutive half-centuries in India's last three matches at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, has 727 points.
The T20 home series against New Zealand marks the start of a new era for Indian cricket after the disappointment of a pre-mature exit from the T20 World Cup.
The 29-year-old batter scored 69, 50 and 54 not out against Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia but the knocks came too late for India as they exited the tournament in the Super 12 stage.
Athiya Shetty and her rumoured relationship with cricketer KL Rahul has been making a lot of headlines for a long time. Until now, the lovebirds had remained tight-lipped about their alleged relationship. But on Athiya's birthday KL Rahul made their relationship Instagram official by sharing an adorable post.
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